Dr. Amy Janzwood

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and the Bieler School of the Environment, McGill University

climate and energy politics and policy, climate crisis, fossil fuels, oil and gas production, social movements

Media

Why the allure of natural gas is distracting Canada from a sustainable energy future

A bridge to nowhere: Natural gas will not lead Canada to a sustainable energy future

None of the major parties will cancel TMX, despite heated opposition in B.C.

Conservative climate rewards program, carbon tariffs don’t stand up to scrutiny

How to build a better Canada after COVID-19: Launch a fossil-free future

Bill C-69 can’t fix what’s really plaguing pipelines

Biography

Dr. Amy Janzwood is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Bieler School of the Environment at McGill University. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Toronto in 2020. Her research explores the comparative politics of energy and the environment, including the contested politics of fossil fuel production and governance arrangements that move us towards decarbonization.

Expertise

  • climate and energy politics
  • climate and energy policy
  • climate crisis
  • fossil fuels
  • oil and gas production
  • social movements